Guild Wars 2

Avan.1540:

Oh yay!

Was that one of the threads in bug reports?

I think so,at least is something.We can’t gen an answer but the dev/mod ….send ppl here so this thread is known by them.

Voicing my opinion on this. This is the dumbest change Anet has ever done. Where is the harm in seeing what gear my friend links looks like on me even though it is a different type?

BTW – the quoted ‘change’ on the prior page was from the WIKI’s changelog – not the official one, and thus it could still be a bug.

It was handy being able to preview armour for other classes, I don’t understand why it was removed. When a guildy proudly wants to link the skin they just got only the same armour type wearers will be able to see it now, that’s a real shame. Please revert it back.

This just makes me wonder how changes are processed in house. When a dev thinks something needs to be changed aren’t those changes workshopped or go through some form of approval process?

If so, did no one at ArenaNet put their hand up and say “Umm, this is just going to annoy EVERYONE”.

Working as intended. O.o
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/No-more-preview-for-all-armor-types/first#post1029303

Sadly yea,i have seen that post myself,they changed it so was intended but that dont stop us to be against this change.Is a preview and we want it back.

this isn’t funny a-net. all that talk about looking at was wasn’t fun in mmo’s that you were going to change and then you go and do something like this.

Just one more vote for adding this feature back. Instead of removing the preview, how about adding a preview to the Trading Post.

Maybe we are looking at it wrong. Whats the saying…Less is More. Maybe the preview feature removal is really a bonus feature.

I second the OP’s concerns.

They talk about armor clipping and texture issues when previewing gear of different types. It’s true, there are such issues, but they are very minor. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ve never been bothered in the slightest if a couple of gear models of different types conflicted at the preview. These issues just don’t compare with the practicality, ease and fun of being able to preview any armor piece on any character (excluding cultural pieces, naturally).

So please, devs, reconsider this change. It was hurting no one to begin with.

So since all this thing is not a bug that does not mean that we should stop.They removed a feature even if that feature was not supposed to exists.I think that our opinion matter but lets hope that not matters only for us players,lets hope that matter for them too.

As far as clipping goes…
Some pieces clip even if they are of the same armour type.

Further, how many people have seen how horribly massive greatswords clip into leather coats? I couldn’t stand the Pearl greatsword on my Norn ranger anyway (ugly and it doesn’t fit thematically), so I transmuted it into the Krytan style, which clips much less.

So honestly, I do not think clipping is a valid argument.

I can understand that what they made was fixing a bug(that’s what they say)..but since that “bug” is not affecting pvp,pve or anything i think that if we want it back we should have it back.

Please return this feature!

daily bump here, to keep this thread alive

they may think: “oh maybe if we dont answer they’ll get bored and stop”

but no! we will not give up! we will fight for this, because this is worth fighting for!

who’s with me?

+1 for bringing it back

i never did care for the clipping issues or graphical issues when previewing anyway. since i already know i cant wear it, i didnt bother. and im sure everyone didnt care either

it was like a small ant bite. didnt feel. didnt notice. didnt care. didnt hurt. didnt bother. didnt give a kitten

Apparently, turning off the ability to preview “others” armor was far more important than working on GUESTING which was promised from the beginning…

/endsarcasm

My guild is spread out between more than one homeworld. I can’t just warp across the Homeworlds of Tyria to see some of my guildies’ new armor…unless I want to spend a week there before coming back to our Homeworld, if I am even able to because of server populations being “full” all the time. Previewing was the next best thing.

Another thing: Almost all of my alts are clothies or leathers. I shouldn’t have to create a plate wearer for the sole reason of seeing one of my guildie’s newest rare drops. Not to mention that sometimes I am unable to log out to a suitable alt in time to see the link…Especially if I am in an instance of some sort, whether it be a PS or a dungeon.

It just doesn’t make any sense. Even with clipping/texture issues, I could admire from afar the things my friends were wearing.

Please bring previewing everything back…

we have to keep telling them how ridiculous this change is so that maybe, just maybe, they will get the hint. so far only one post on the subject has reieved dev attention. we are going to need them to take more notice than that.

jbranson.7462:

This aggravates me as well, I would think adding more flexibility to the function would be better instead of taking it away. If this is not a bug then I think their time would have been better spent adding the preview function to the trading post not removing it from items you cant wear but want to see on a gender/race combo.

This, what a stupid thing to spend any time at all on.

I was just bombing around different zones on various characters ranging from 30 to 80. The loss of the preview ability was a major topic of conversation in every map chat. Everybody I have seen talking seems extremely annoyed by the decision… I have yet to encounter somebody who actually likes it.

Come on Anet.. please change it back. The universal preview was not affecting game-play or balance, it was just convenient to be able to preview armour our characters could not wear.

A pointless removal of a much-used feature. Well done ANet.

Also, for a supposedly triple-A MMO title (based primarily on cosmetics,) the basic lack of ability to preview armor and weapons on the TP is laughably pathetic too. Months after release and we still cannot see what we’re going to buy without leaving the game and going onto some third party site. Hell, we can’t even sort armor into heavy, medium or light. I can only shake my head in dismay.

For such a fantastic game, simple omissions like these really are puzzling. And frustrating.

If you haven’t already, please sign the suggestion https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Bring-Previewing-back/ Let’s make them bring preview back.

panzer.6034:

Sort of reminds me of the Halloween patch were they removed everyone’s hair when equipping a hat/helmet. They STILL haven’t fixed that one.

Ah yes. That’s the reason why I stopped using hats and such and also perhaps the reason I see less people wearing them.

Enmity.3428:

A pointless removal of a much-used feature. Well done ANet.

Also, for a supposedly triple-A MMO title (based primarily on cosmetics,) the basic lack of ability to preview armor and weapons on the TP is laughably pathetic too. Months after release and we still cannot see what we’re going to buy without leaving the game and going onto some third party site. Hell, we can’t even sort armor into heavy, medium or light. I can only shake my head in dismay.

For such a fantastic game, simple omissions like these really are puzzling. And frustrating.

Hi everyone,

You can find the oficial answer to this issue here https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Why-was-armor-preview-disabled/1034371. As it can be seen, it states that the removal of the preview option was intended and not a bug. As the issue has been answered we are closing this thread.

However, the suggestions thread will be kept so you can voice your opinion.
PS: Also, you can find here a post on this issue by Jon Peters https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Armor-preview-change-is-NOT-permanent/first#post1033959
Thanks for your understanding